by maraadmin | Aug 13, 2014 | Chicago, Featured, News, Pre event
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon have announced that three-time Olympic Gold medalist, 18-time World Championship medalist and current World Record holder in the 5,000m and 10,000m, Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), will compete in his second marathon and...
by maraadmin | Aug 1, 2014 | New York, News, Pre event, WMM
Meb Keflezighi, the 2014 Boston Marathon champion and winner of the 2009 New York City Marathon, and Caroline Wozniacki, formerly the top-ranked tennis player in the world, will run as Team for Kids Ambassadors at the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon on 2 November,...
by maraadmin | Jul 1, 2014 | Berlin, Featured, News, Pre event
Dennis Kimetto of Kenya and Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia are the top contenders on the world´s fastest marathon course in Berlin. Dennis Kimetto (30) placed second in the 2012 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON clocking the fastest time ever for a first-time-marathoner (2:04:16), one...
by maraadmin | Jun 27, 2014 | Chicago, Featured, News, Pre event
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced that defending champions Rita Jeptoo and Tatyana McFadden, fresh off of World Marathon Majors (WMM) victories in Boston, will return to Chicago to chase consecutive titles. “Rita Jeptoo and Tatyana...
by maraadmin | May 11, 2014 | Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News, Prague
Patrick Terer kept his promise when he returned to the Volkswagen Prague Marathon: A year ago the Kenyan finished third after an adventurous and tiring last minute trip to the Czech capital. Terer said he would return this year and win, and that is what he did on...
by maraadmin | Apr 28, 2014 | Duesseldorf, Featured, Kenya, News, USA
Six days after Boston there was another surprising American marathon victory: In rainy conditions Annie Bersagel won the Metro Group Marathon Duesseldorf with a personal best of 2:28:59. She overtook Selomie Getnet with only three kilometres to go. Annie Bersagel...
